Smokey
26-07-2006, 12:38 PM
The increased number of units (split mainly) being sold for DIY installation is giving some people very real cause for concern. Having read many posts on here its clearly an increasing problem. The introduction of combination boilers into the heating market saw the same problem there, with changes to the law and Corgi registration coming in to protect the public (Ha,Ha) The large DIY stores however, have a lot of clout and there is still nothing to stop DIYers buying or installing their OWN gas boilers. The trade on the other hand, is subject to ever increasing training costs and regs/codes of practise that seem to be revised overnight. When we, as a company commissioned boilers for a leading manufacturer, we found even the worst cowboy firms were vastly better than most DIYers. (I'm not saying all ;) ) My veiw is that tighter controls are a double edged sword and can easily bite you on the a55.;)